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FICIAL APPETITES.-Johnson. It would be foollsh to under-rate the strength of the Labour "vote.

The Ben Line 5.8. Benrinnen, from There is, without doubt, very Home via Straits and Manila. In due large body of opinion which re-on the 2016 Instant. sents the Government's interpreta-

J. H. THOMAS, The "Go- Getter" of British Politics.

Some

of

By COLLINSON OWEN.

At Swindon ho had made his us are born Torles, achlore Toryism, some first real beginnings in both munici others

The have it thrust upon them. Most pal and Labour politics. people welcoming Mr. J. H. year 1910, at the age of 36, found elected president of the The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton has Thomas to that point of the politi-him tion of equality of sacrifice in its left for Shanghal to attend the Pacific cal compass which in farthest re- Amalgamated Society of Railway

year h moved from the Extreme Left will Servants. In the same

was elected Labour member

for Gronomy menanres, herfdes-which Reintions Conference.

no doubt take it

Derby. He still is member for the Labour lenders may be depend-

The first dance of the sensen is be- for granted that

Derby. ed upon to call for every possible ing given by the Checro Club (Naval is Toryism has Miltary Y.M.C.A.) to-night! been wholly thrust vole in the face of the united and

the (Monday) at 8.30 p.m. Music will be upon him. ugainst opposition ranted

by the Cheern Band.

Personally have feeling Party. We may, indeed, expect to

almost amounting

her complaints of the dend sati H.E. Sir Willlum Peel and Lady nviction that

made

ге

While at

Many of us are familiar with the muin outlines of his career

and activitica since then. Apart from

penchant for good cigars-and excluding also certain aspects of is politica-there is little in them of which Samuel Smiles would not have approved.. In his own orbit, Mr. Thomas has been an English Babbitt, a go-getter, complete even to fluency in the colloquial phrase. is energy has never farled him: his mental agility has been equal them very awkward ones.

Trade Union Lendier.

When you are one of the creator.

meninst Labour, whose Peel and party attended the King's to

Theatre on Saturday night to witna, Mr. Thomas ha leaders will no doubt tell the che British mystery thriller. "The been fairly busily nchleving It fur volere that the other parties fearHouse of the Arrow."

quite some time n straight fight between the three

work yesterdny on st. An any rule main factions. This is likely to talking at the old Jardine Sugar, we may compromise by saying that

a bricklayer, colidi'y the Labour vote. More-Refinery, Leone Lin,

necidentally fell to the ground and what he did not wholly bring about over, there is a big unknown factor suffered Injuries from which he died, by his own inclinations, Fate hand-to almost any dilemma, some of

somely rounded off for him. to be reckoned with, because

Three Musketeers. Mr. Tani Yuen-pri, distinguished whlist Conservatives and Liberals

scholar and one of the Nanking peace

We may fairly call him one uf May muke pacts against Labour.delegates to Canton, uldressed the there is nothing to indicate how Chinese Faculty of the longkong the Three Musketeers of the late of a great and powerful trade [University on Saturday afternoon. Government-and the present one. union, and work unremittingly and the individual voters will

They may not have been born in zealously for 310,000 workers who Mr. Chan Chi alan spoke.

look to you as their chief spokes- romantic surroundings, but Pusatbly

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The nation, it is in- nct to the arrangement, many a Liberal voter will prefer A Chinese was fined $10 by Mr. cloak and aword business could bomun before Lo vote Labour than to support the Schofield at the Central Police Court more romantic than the situation evitable that hore and there you this morning for trespassing in the in which we find these three in should drop a political brick which

dsed as n missile. The

present | Conservative where the battle is generating station of the Royal Naval middle, and later-middle life. Mr. later years may be found and Dorkyned yesterday. The defendant Thomas, by the way. in only 56, Colonial Secretary has undoubted THE HONGKONG HOTEL|between the latter and Labour, said he had gone to look for work which is astonishingly young when

GARAGE.

Or, what is even more likely, therefard preseed a pass which he had we consider how lang he has been done and said things in the past which are in very imperfect sym- may be a large number of Liberal borrowed from a friend employed in figure in polities, not

the yard.

tion how much he has figured at patny with his present. As recent. Jested in Hungkung

abstentions in the circumstances.

banquets, of which distraction he as July 21 last, by the way, he Six beremitable-looking Chinese is created with being The recent attack on his former

definitely said:

I conscientiously believe that it divine Providence that has or- colleagues by Mr. Ramsay Mac-wer arraigned before Mr. Fraser at fond.

the Kowloon Magistracy this morning;

Territorially, these three Muske dained that a Labour Government Donald, and the latest outburst of n the charge of begging for money

Sergeant teera public highway.

are perfectly apportioned. and n Labour Prime Minister In " Mr. Snowden along the same lines. Madgwick, who prosecuted, said the Rammy MacDonald, the poor Scots should face this problem.

from: Lossiemouth; Philipeve that we have a better chancu few defendants would be banished after Ind morning, 19th October, 1931, (4, months ago, both the Prime Minja. serving their sentence. His Worship Snowden, the poor Yorkshire of solving the problem than any

imposed a fine of $3 or three days whose parents were mill-workers; other party.

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BRITAIN'S ELECTION

PROSPECTS.

are

rather surprising.

Moreover,

true

that

A

bulk of the

to

of

to men-

али

to

withdrew

I be-

no

the

LEONG-AL his residence. this

and James Henry Thomas, the But, after all, this difficulty of Prospect Place. Bonham Rondter and the Chancellor of the

Welsh errand boy from Newport, having past applies almost Ernest Leong, agost

her who began to work at nine, was a universally to politicians as it does funeral will pass the Monument Exchequer would have holly re..

Reporting damage done. 20thnted any suggestion that Labouri

Beauty Parlour at No. 1, Hetung! young engine cleaner at eleven, and to adventuresses--and both einsses

the has been with the railwaymen ever, was unft to govern the country. fansions, Kowloon, through

are very easily forgiven now days. both have indicated smashing of a plate-glass window, since, until he resigned from his When Mr. Thomas made this do

than some time in the early hour

two Unt, though believers in a yesterday morning, Miss Julia Sagen position as political general secreciuration of faith less

tary of the National Union of

months ago he was not to know Aunpected

with what

incredible swi (tness HAZELAND. On the 5th October at National Government at this junc-told the police that she

drunken sailors passing along in, waymen.

events were to move. Politicians Francis, ture, they have surrendered none rickshas as having been responsiblo. Sanderstond,

Saving the Nation. Sumey

are more than antialled if they have Arthur Hazeland, aged 70 years, of their Labour principles. It is The glass, valued at $100, was instared.

In face of such a Triple Alliance caught up with the present. They that the

well CAR

cannot pretend to peer into the The Health Bulletin of Eastern of success as this, one Labourites declined to have any Forts for the week ending the 10th imagine the bitter chagrin of the future.

He may have believed it then. thing to do with the new Adminis-inst., gives the following cases of inmen of Moscow; their foaming hate tration, bat it is well to remember fectious disease and the deaths thereof these "bourgcols servants of the His successive breaks with the fram: Plague, Bombay I case 1 capitalist classes. Nothing, from T.U.C. and the N.U.R. were yet to they differed from Mir death, Colombo 2 cases

Cholers, Baarph 27 casca 13 deaths, the Stalin standpoint, has gone a come. When they did arrive MacDonald and his Labour sup- Bonny 2 casen 2 denths, Calcutta 3 cording to plan. At this very mo-man could have shown more doel- porters merely on the method of deaths, Saigon 1 case 1 death, Greater ment these Three Musketeers ought ively that he did not intend to allow the recently dead past to in- their

shock fuence the very lively present. solving the crisis' with which the Shanghai 36 cases 10 deaths, Shang-to be dressed in very plain uni-

hal 17 enser. Small-pox, Cochin 2 forms, reviewing

Heavily Involved. country was faced, and would leases, Madras 6 cases 2 deaths, Ran: troops in Parliament-square. claim that they are just as sincere gaon 1 death, Tuticorin 2 caxes 2 sending fraternal greetings

Up to then Mr. Thomas had been deaths, Saigon 1 care, Shanghai 1 gentle souls like LitvinoT. in safeguarding the

national case.

Instead of which they are help universally regarded as our lead- ing to save the nation-it is true g "glad hand" politician. What- Even interests as anyone else,

With regard to a report in yester-nt the nation's very heavy expense ever check his career or his party day's Sunday Terail that an order and keeping their uniforms for received, there was "Jim" Thomas Now that the nominations for o, we shall be surprised if the

been received for the British royal Levees.

with his smile and his ready wit to the General Election are in, it is country does not send back the has

Every

boy, as a matter of course. concentrate possible to survey the situation National Government in prefer- Fleet; at present in the North, to

at Woosung. Shanghai, wants to become an engine driver. overcome it. He was in the thick of trouble of 1921-forerunner more definitely and to estimate the ence to a party administration at Commodore Walker informs us that Mr. Thomas having become a very

his union from chances of the rival groups. As a this juncture thus demonstrating there is no truth whatever in the wood engine driver on the Great of 1920-and at the eleventh hour atatement. All movements of 11.M. ships in Northern waters are being Western Railway, doe'ded that even wi

occupation Aid not take mennelag partnership of the Tri- ple Alliance-miners, transport result of the understanding reach-1 to the world the unity of th

But encried out according to the normal chan

and railwaymen. It ed between the Conservative and nation in a time of stress.

programme, with the exception of him far enough. Or rather, there | 1

a very deft politician to Liberal supporters of the National when the next election on purely II.M.S., Herines, remaining at Shang, were too many return journeys, and wooded a

continuously can't be done keep his following entirely intact- Government, the great majority of party lines is fought, labour may hai for the present. Orders for her to; intended to go

after that. on railway lines.

General Strike of 1926 found The the seals will see straight fights be expected to come into ita, own remain at Shanghai were Issued on forward, which

him just as heavily involved, but between nominees of the official again.

then he shared in a general defeat Labour Party and candidates re-

at the hands of the nation, which showed itself almost indecently presenting the Government. The

eager to forgive and forget. The of number of three-cornered contests

strain left him with hla stere

time will be a mere ninety-nine, com-

bonhomic intact when the came for him to be Lord Privy Scal pared with well over four hundred

in the second Socialist Government, at the Inst election. This develop. I ment, of course, will operate

Look mortly against the Labourites,

The wedding

place Kowloon, Church who in the last apeal to the coun- Union try succeeded in capturing well morning, of Mr. Eric Woods, of "Royner," Cartmel Drive, Wirral, over a hundred sents on minority Cheshire, son of Mrs. E. Woods votes. Straight fights will occur and the late Mr. J. R. Woods, and four hundred en-Miss Eald Grace Stephenson, of "Mos Leigh," Caithness Drive, stituencies, as against teas then awaitsey, Cheshire, daughter, of hundred at the last election.

Mrs. G. Stephenson and the late Briefly stated, the coming elec-Mr. S. Stephenson. tion will be a trial of strength Mr. G. It. Mureny,

The bride, who was given away of the between Labour, as represented by China Light and Power Company, dress of Mr. Henderson and his followers, looked charming In a and the combined strength of the while georgette and lace, over a other parties. In effect, there is She wore a Juliet cap of pearls foundation of white satin beaute.

in

over

WEDDING AT UNION

CHURCH, KOWLOON.

MR. ERIC WOODS AND MISS STEPHENSON.

nt. this

a combine of Conservatives und over a Brussela net vell, nud car- Liberals for the express purposéried a bouquet of white

from

henther.

roacs,

The Rev. Frank Short ofciated und Mrs. Short was at the organ.

Mrs. G. N. Murray, in a dress of figured crepe, with hat and. shoes en aulte, was Matron öf Honour and Mr. I. N. Murray per- formed the duties of beat man.

of keeping Labour out. The pru. Lily of the Valley and white babilities aro that the National Government will secure a con- siderable majority and that the Conservativos will profit most A the arrangement, mere handful of Libernis will

Araception was later held at appear in the field, not much more

the. Peninsula Hotel, after which: than a quarter of the number put the happy couple loft for flo- forward at the last election. pulse Bay where the honeymoon Even so, the Liberals are likely being spent. The bride's go- shoes to to do just as well as they wouldng-away dress was of green satin

beaule with hat and have done had the fight been on match.

11th October.

TO LEY

"I told this book agent that I could learn more in 30 minutes talking with you girls than they could print in a whole shelf of books,"

And in recalling those days it Is only fair to Insist on what hap- pened a few short weeks ago, on the August 31. The break with T.U.C. had happened, the King had hurried back to London for that anxious weak-end, the National Government was formed, and Mr. Thomas had joined it. There the unanimous re- came to him quest of the Executive Committee of the N.U.B. that he should re aign from the new Government. To which Mr. Thomas replied:

To withdraw from that position now would, as I have said, brand me as a coward. I cannot and will not do it. Indeed, to ask me to do I have acted it when you know. throughout in accordance with the unfair. dictates of my conscience is

Therefore, in refusing to comply with your request I can see. that there is no, alternative than to tender you my resignation..

His New Role.

This was his "painful task" after oficial con- 36 years unbroken nexion with the union. And this,

no doubt, is as far as the country 3. will wish to look back in any re- view of the latest and most im- portant phase of Mr. Thomas's career.

As for the multitudinous mom- bars of the N.U.R., there is, no (Continued en Paga To),